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I would like first of all to thank my wife, Clare, and daughter, Julianna, for all of their patience and loving support as I spent months upon months working on this book. You have my deepest gratitude.

Likewise, the work of previous translators was a boon to me when wrestling with passages. I am indebted to your hard work. And thanks to all of my teachers throughout the years who taught me ancient and modern languages. These have become invaluable tools in my regular research, but especially with regard to this book.

Also the help of librarians must not be overlooked. Without the aid of Verna Rutz and Ellie Kohler, our former and current librarian in charge of interlibrary loans at Rockhurst University’s Greenlease Library, as well as the help of Ron Crown at Saint Louis University’s Pius XII Memorial Library, accessing some of the critical texts would have been impossible. Librarians are an invaluable asset to researchers; thanks to all!

The encouragement as well as critical eye of my colleague Bill Stancil, who read the manuscript, is very much appreciated. And thanks to Rockhurst University for granting me a semester sabbatical to work on this project, and to the Thomas More Center for a subsequent summer grant. Likewise a big thank you to Chris Spinks and Nathan Rhoads and the team at Cascade Books for making this book a reality.

Finally, without the help of the Holy Spirit directing me to texts, helping me translate them and then weave this Office of Readings together, I never could have done it. A deep heartfelt thank you!

June 12, 2011

The Solemnity of Pentecost and of the Holy Trinity

(concurrence of East & West)